REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 5, 2019
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: BRIAN BARR, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
SUSAN ROGERS, Capital Development Specialist
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Reject all bids for a product purchase contract of Wide Area Network Aggregation Routers and Networking Switches (Bid File 3678)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council reject all bids received July 30, 2019, for a product purchase contract of Wide Area Network (WAN) Aggregation Routers and Networking Switches.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On July 30, 2019, a single bid was received in response to the Wide Area Network (WAN) Aggregation Routers and Networking Switches solicitation. This procurement intended to optimize the network bandwidth and speed between FAX and City Hall, improving internet speeds for users. Staff reviewed the bid and determined the sole bidder had exceeded the project budget by unacceptable budget tolerance. Since the release of this bid, Information Services Department (ISD) has implemented improvements to the network infrastructure negating the need for this equipment.
BACKGROUND
FAX seeks to improve bus service and schedule adherence along the Shaw Avenue corridor between Willow Avenue and Polk Avenue by adding TSP technology on 20 transit buses and at 31 intersections along the corridor. The TSP equipment will give preferential treatment to a bus that is running behind schedule by creating a longer/shorter green light at the intersection improving the buses ability maintain and/or achieve schedule adherence.
As part of the Shaw Avenue TSP project, staff intended to optimize the network bandwidth and speed between FAX and City Hall with new aggregated WAN routers and network switches. However, since the release of this bid, ISD has implemented improvements to the network infrastructure negating the need for this equipment.
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